A CH-54 flying Crane helicopter, of the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group, hovering over 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base (FSB), Geronimo. A 155mm howitzer seen in a revetment on the ground. Troops on the FSB fasten the howitzer to a sling from the CH-54, which lifts it and flies away. Air-to-air view of the CH-54 underway with the howitzer slung below. (Vietnam War period).
Commanding Officer talks to United States Army Soldiers ready for a combat. Tents are seen behind the troops at the base. Guns and artillery lie around the troops. They all smile at a note. The Commanding Officer raises his hand as he says something. One soldier is smoking. (Vietnam War period).
United States troops move and relax at a landing zone of U.S. Fire Support Base Nancy while waiting for helicopter pickup. A UH-1D helicopter lands nearby. Soldiers are carrying their guns and bags. Wire fence is seen around the area in which soldiers appear. (Vietnam War period).
A bulldozer is hooked to a CH-54 Skycrane. Loadmaster operates the controls of winch. The U.S. Army 101st Airborne CH-54 delivers the bulldozer to ground. Soldiers hook equipment to a CH-54. Smoke released from a signal bomb is seen at a base. The CH-54 move towards it. (Vietnam War period).
Ground scenes and hook from hatch of a hovering CH-47 helicopter are seen. Hook is taken by a hand and a firing platform is attached to it. A firing platform in paddy field is seen from a CH-47. Vehicles are parked at a base. U.S. Army 101st Airborne Pilot at the control panel of the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
President Franklin Roosevelt arrives at Mount Rushmore in a car. He waves his hat to the crowd. He sits inside his car parked at the base of the monumental mountain. Gutzon Borglum gives an introduction to the audience regarding his on Mount Rushmore. Sculpted face of Thomas Jefferson is covered by a flag of United States. Sculpted face of George Washington is also clearly seen on the mountain. Blasting takes place at the mountain. Stones fall from the mountain along with smoke and dust. An aircraft is moving in the sky over the monument. President Franklin Roosevelt keeps his hand over the eyes to see the aircraft. President Roosevelt, wearing sunglasses, speaks to the crowd. Roosevelt's son holds one of the microphones. Gutzon Borglum briefs the president regarding the sculptures.
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